Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Matson Terminal Co.

FOX, J.*

Plaintiff, a longshoreman, was employed on February 6 to 10, inclusive, 1962, by respondent Matson Terminal Company (herein referred to as Matson) to assist in unloading the SS Short Hills, a vessel owned by appellant Sea-Land Service, Inc. (herein referred to as Sea-Land) in the Long Beach-Los Angeles Harbor. Upon reporting to the vessel for work on the evening of February 8, plaintiff was directed by the hatch boss, an employee of Matson, to discharge cargo in the No. 2 deep tanks. There were six men in this particular unit. The tanks are at the very bottom of the vessel and are…